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Thvr* Sports The Sííndy Post Aug 12 S« I SANDV (Ore.) POST and Recreation Dodson’s Bargain Store wins title b\ SCOTT NEWTON When one talks about men's soft ball in Sandy, the family connec tions keep coming up Joe Kern who without a doubt a contributes to Ron s No Place, twice hit into double plays in the final game of the SASA city league tournament this weekend Dodson s Bargain Store players, because Kern does contribute, took additional satisfaction in turning the double plays Joe’s brother, Mike, was on the mound There are other fam ily connec tions. but none so obvious as the Dodson family itself John Dodson coaches, and his sons Dirk Don and Dan. along w ith Jo h n ’s nephew. Jay, all play on the team The feeling of a fam ily unit goes beyond bloodlines ‘'I'd take any of them (the players» tor my own." John Dodson said Ihidson's Bargain Store handily downed Ron’s No Place in the finals, winning 112 The win puts their record at 19-0 against Sandy teams They won the preseason tournament, regular league play, and the city tourna ment title They’ll represent Sandy in the 32 team ASA state tournament in Gresham Aug 21 and 22 Overall. Dodson s Bargain store is W 13. having placed in live tournaments other than those in Sandy this season ”, m just so tickled with ’em it s p a th e tic .’ ’ John Dodson said "T h e y’re just great " He admits this is a hand picked team, and in the past two years everyone on the team has been selected to one all star team or another H aving played 150 games together in two seasons, we know each others' moves, Dan Dodson said Though it sounds as though IkxJ sons wins easily in Sandy. Dan w ill disagree Rons. Buckboard P izza . B ria n s S p o rts or Brightwood Tavern could have won the tournament. Dan said Though slowpitch is an offensive game. John credits defensive play as being a key factor in their suc cess Though defense may be a strength, they're batting 445 for the season as a team Mark Naylor, coach of Ron's No Place, said that Kern. Royal Proc tor and Mike M artin have led their batting attack We have "no superstars.” he said "They just play well together We re a team’s team ." Team members for Ron’s No Place include Don Schneider, Butch Woodard. Proctor, Kern. M a rtin . Bob V a lits k i, T e rry Blaske, Kevin Kuzmesky. Troy Kuzmesky, Rick Snyder. Mike Yeager, Ron Long and Allen Fry Photos by Stott Newton Above: Don Dodson makes the play at first. Top right: Mike M artin of Ron s No Place puts Jack Layton out at se cond. At right: Dodson's Bargain Store, tournament champions. Back row. from left to right, is Dan Dodson, Jay Dodson, Larry Dahrens. Scott Hunter, John Dodson. Gary Moody and Dubby Hayes. From row. from left to right, is Dirk Dodson. Jack Layton. Don Dodson. Dave Jordan. Kevin Hunter. Mike Kern and Greg Jordan. Bottom left: Dan Dodson fields the ball. Bottom center: Terry Blaske of Ron’s No Place heads for third. Bottom right: Larry Dahrens douses John Dodson with champagne. Shrine experience was ‘fun’ for ‘the boy from Sandy’ by SCOTT NEWTON Dan Martin started on the kickoff return team for the North in the 35th annual Shrine All-Star game He got in the game several times that way as the South took a 34-7 win Saturday night in Civic Stadium M artin also got playing time in the second half as an offensive guard and as a linebacker "When they let me in there we were blown away so bad it seemed like the other team wasn't even try ing that hard," M artin said " I d id n t have any problems." At practice, he found the going was plenty tough "A ll of 'em are a foot H unter’s safety course offered A hunter’s safety course is being offered Aug 23 26, from 7 to 9 p m each evening, at the Sandy Senior Center There is a 11 registration fee Kelly Adovmk, Sandy police officer, w ill be teaching the class Sign up at the San dy police department taller than me, and a hundred pounds heavier," M artin said "E very time we went through full - speed hitting it was like. How long is it going to take me to get up?' and 'Where's it going to hurt the worst?’ "They all called me the boy from Sandy,’ because I'm so small They always made fun of me." Martin jo k ed " I had a good time " He shared a room with Toby Volz of Sweet Home. David Harpe of Hood River and Robert Merwin of Tigard They stayed on the Concordia College campus, and dressed up and ate steaks a lot when they weren't train mg. " I , was pretty fun We got to know each other," M artin said They visited the Shrine Hospital, and got to see movies free at the Rose Moyer Theaters "We got together as a team pretty fast," M artin said He didn't feel they made too good of a showing Saturday night. "We just didn't get any breaks at all Our passes." Martin said, paus ing, "ju st were nowhere " A crowd of I2.4UO attended the game Kearney 2nd at national tourney Dan Martin Chuck Kearney, Sandy Union High School's trip le crown w restling champion, had saved a spot on his wall for a championship plaque from the US Wrestling Federation's Na tional High School Tournament But, this has been one of the few titles to elude him He finished se cond in the 165-pound division for the second year in a row Ohio's Greg Elinsky beat him twice to take the national title The U S W F tournament is considered one of the most prestigious for high school aged competitors Kearney, who wrestled 10 times for the second p la ce fin is h , fe lt hampered by the referees who of ficiated the last two matches against Elinsky Kearney had a 4-1 lead at one time in the first match With seconds left to go it was 4-4, and the match was called because of stalling penalties against the Sandy wrestler Kearney lost the second match 7-2, and again felt intimidated by the referees " I wasn't wrestling well, he said, "but I wasn’t stalling " One of the coaches in Kearney’s corner got thrown ou, of the gym for protesting the stalling calls The Oregon City Steelheaders won their season opener against the Puget Sound Kings 26-0 Saturday night. "We l<»oked fantastic We have a fantastic team ." said Joe Johns, general manager The Steelheaders have a unique father-son co m b in a tio n in Cal McKinnis S r, 39. and his son, Cal Jr., who graduated from SUHS in the spr •ng About defensive guard Cal Sr , Johns said, "He's not the biggest guy in our line, but he's got heart " Johns credits the elder McKinnis with 9 solo tackles and 15 assists Allen Fry and Kevin Peterson are also playing for the Steelheaders When Scott Olson developed "The U ltim ate," a versatile roller skate, he couldn’t get retailers to carry it So, he'd send his brother and his young friends in to stores to ask for the roller skates "with the wheels in a straight line " According to Leslie Riven. The Ultimate, with the top-of the line model selling for H50. has caught on in the Midwest The Super Street Skate Company's headquarters are » I •* t After a full summer of wrestling. Kearney said he is anxious for football to get underway Ultimate proves popular for Sandy businessman Carlson bv SCOTT NEWTON Steelheaders win opener The tournament wasn’t without highlights for Kearney He beat last year's 154 pound champion. Ricco Chiapparelli, who reportedly w ill be attending the University of Iowa next year on a full ride scholarship Kearney's second place finishes have made him (he top Oregon finisher for the past two years in Minneapolis, Minn Riven is now trying to sell the skates in the Northwest, and the un tapped ski market is supposedly ripe Olson, who played hockey for the Winnepeg Jets for a tim e ," pattern ed The Ultimate on ice skates Riven contends the skates are just the thing for the off season skier, A motion sim ila r to skiing can be em p lo ye d . Resides d e ve lo p in g balance and movement, the skates also p ro vid e a c a rd io v a s c u la r Please turn Io Page 12. I 1
